New gaming pc for a friend. Maybe overkill.

[GrimNeo]

Friend asked me to build him a new pc and budget has no limits. Going overboard on this but here it is.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($202.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($212.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3733.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 02:39 EDT-0400

[blackadder]

No limit, go x99, you already have a titian why not.

[GrimNeo]

No limit, go x99, you already have a titian why not.

which x99 board do you recommend?

[dizmo]

As a friend, you shouldn't be spending all his money needlessly

The RAID0 SSD likely won't help him, or be noticeable, in fact it just adds points of failure. Either go 1TB single drive, or 500GB single drive.

Is the Black just for storage? Likely. Go Green, not Black, it's a waste. If anything it just adds more noise to the system.

What monitor are you using that requires 2 Titan X's? They still can't handle 4k properly across all titles. I'd say it's a bit of a waste.

 

If he's new to PC gaming, get him a starter rig. If he loves it, tell him to upgrade when Pascal hits.

Then he should be able to properly enjoy 4k on any game at any setting.

[CatCloud]

is this a plain gaming and web browser PC?

 

Yeaaah overkill.

 

i5 (non K if he is Not going to overclock)  that sucker and 1 Titan X is enough IF he is going ABOVE 1080P (not 4K) or tripple monitors, but if its just a single 1080p grab a 980.

 

i agree about the storage with Dizmo

[Merlorz]

The GPU's are way overkill for a starter rig lol

[blackadder]

which x99 board do you recommend?

i really dont unless hes going to be doing real work. I never messed with x99, im poor peoples. Would he not be happy with the standard i5 970/980/290x road?

[GrimNeo]

As a friend, you shouldn't be spending all his money needlessly

The RAID0 SSD likely won't help him, or be noticeable, in fact it just adds points of failure. Either go 1TB single drive, or 500GB single drive.

Is the Black just for storage? Likely. Go Green, not Black, it's a waste. If anything it just adds more noise to the system.

What monitor are you using that requires 2 Titan X's? They still can't handle 4k properly across all titles. I'd say it's a bit of a waste.

 

If he's new to PC gaming, get him a starter rig. If he loves it, tell him to upgrade when Pascal hits.

Then he should be able to properly enjoy 4k on any game at any setting.

He has the money. Owns several car dealerships. Drives a lambo. No 1 TB Crucial MX100's. Go Samsung then? 1440p.

 

is this a plain gaming and web browser PC?

 

Yeaaah overkill.

 

i5 (non K if he is Not going to overclock)  that sucker and 1 Titan X is enough IF he is going ABOVE 1080P or tripple monitors, but if its just a single 1080p grab a 980.

 

i agree about the storage with Dizmo

Definitely overkill but Fry's Electronics wanted him to pay $10000 for their gaming rig.

 

 

The GPU's are way overkill for a starter rig lol

it is lol

 

 

i really dont unless hes going to be doing real work. I never messed with x99, im poor peoples. Would he not be happy with the standard i5 970/980/290x road?

hmmmm. I will overclock everything etc. He is not poor. dude has over 10 cars all exotics. He said go all out. Guess I could get him a 5960x but I don't really see much improvements unless multi-tasking etc. I'm competing against 3 of his friends. They want him to buy a $15000 rig lol.

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($997.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3 EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($464.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($371.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($389.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($160.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($160.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($257.04 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($54.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $5256.46
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 02:51 EDT-0400

[GrimNeo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($997.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($130.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3 EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($464.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($371.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($389.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($160.49 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($160.49 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($257.04 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($54.75 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.79 @ OutletPC)

Total: $5256.46

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 02:51 EDT-0400

Now that is overkill. Why 32GBs of ram?

[blackadder]

He has the money. Owns several car dealerships. Drives a lambo. No 1 TB Crucial MX100's. Go Samsung then? 1440p.

Definitely overkill but Fry's Electronics wanted him to pay $10000 for their gaming rig.

it is lol

hmmmm. I will overclock everything etc. He is not poor. dude has over 10 cars all exotics. He said go all out. Guess I could get him a 5960x but I don't really see much improvements unless multi-tasking etc.

ok, get 2 titains and have one fold at home for the fourm, he'll never know. Geez this is way out of my price range. Any decent x99 should do, quad channel memory and titains. Happy camper.

[GrimNeo]

ok, get 2 titains and have one fold at home for the fourm, he'll never know. Geez this is way out of my price range. Any decent x99 should do, quad channel memory and titains. Happy camper.

lol. When I was looking Asus seems to best for x99 from what I read. Yeah dude he will be a happy camper.

[GrimNeo]

Either the rog swift or the new Acer IPS?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($542.38 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($212.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($769.22 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($799.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $5485.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 03:04 EDT-0400

[cjm86]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($207.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($440.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($542.38 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($160.49 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($52.88 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.72 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC)

Fan Controller: NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller ($29.99 @ Directron)

Monitor: Acer XB280HK 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($758.96 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($189.00 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: SteelSeries Rival Wired Optical Mouse ($51.95 @ Newegg)

Headphones: Beyerdynamic MMX 300 Headset ($362.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $3601.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 03:28 EDT-0400

[Captain_WD]

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Hey GrimNeo,

 

Gaming PCs would rarely need something more than a i5-class, 2x4GB memory and a decent GPU with a H97 motherboard. SSD would give you a good boost on loading times but no effect on FPS and graphics whatsoever. 

Now if you want to build a monster that would handle several 4K screens and potentially max out everything in the near future, a X99 build would make more sense, as the guys pointed out. 

I would consider a single larger SSD and multiple HDDs for better speed and redundancy. With that kind of budget and build, I would recommend having four WD Red Pro drives in RAID10 fo great speeds and redundancy on everything that you have on them as well as use them for streaming, recording, remote storage and other demanding features. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=bB8JU0 

 

Captain_WD.

[SkywardKkalox]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($391.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($151.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($116.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($116.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Red Pro 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Red Pro 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($138.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($26.45 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($26.45 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($26.45 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM 158.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($26.45 @ Amazon) 

Total: $4192.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 05:24 EDT-0400

 

Balls to the walls cpu performance with gpu performance and a nice fast ssd.

 

Emmm... No. Just... No. This 6 core Xeon won't perform the same a 6 core i7 5820k just no...

[SkywardKkalox]

Yes you are right,but it has more pcie lanes at a lesser price than the 5830k which has the same amount of pcie lanes.Everything else is almost similar and aslo can support upto two processors and ecc memory.And it wont bottleneck the titan x's anyway so...

That's just wrong thinking. Not even the 4690k will bottleck the titan Xs.

There is little difference between 8x and 16x.

The cards will run the same as if it would have been with a 4690k.

EDIT: it's also a gaming rig not a data center pc.

[brob]

Now that is overkill. Why 32GBs of ram?

 

On X99 the optimal memory kits consist of four modules to permit quad channel memory operation. 4x4GB while more than sufficient for gaming is not over the top. 4x8GB is.

 

 

@Metallica, two separate single stick memory kits leaves open the possibility that memory will not operate in dual channel, (quad channel not being possible with 2 sticks), and might not even be able to run at the advertised speed and timings. (XMP profiles are based on the kit density.)

[brob]

But both of them are the same sticks.

 

Sticks in dual & quad channel memory kits are matched at the factory so that dual/quad operation is guaranteed. With unmatched sticks there is a slight possibility of minor electrical variations between sticks sufficient to prevent multi-channel operation.